Category: Walk Reports
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Unstone line and Peak resort (17th June 2019)
Monday 17th June, postponed from Tuesday 11th UNSTONE LINE & PEAK RESORT WALK Just four members –Joe Kelsall, Richard Armstrong, Eileen and Graham Gill – turned up for this walk which was rearranged from the previous Tuesday due to heavy rain. The weather forecast for the day was a bit mixed but it turned out
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Johnnygate and Rumbling Street (13 June 2019)
Thursday 13th June: from (and to) Millthorpe: a David Blackburn walk. This walk was ‘just’ a 3.5 mile walk, but billed as ‘muddy’ ‘need wellies’ ‘need overtrousers’ but 6 of us set off quite merrily following David across streams, fields, through woods, more streams, more fields…calling in at places like Johnnygate, Rumbling Street…a great walk,
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Moss Valley learning walk (30th May 2019)
Thursday 30th May 2019: a Chris Turk ‘learning’ walk.Starting from the Coal Aston village hall car park, 32 walkers, many of whom were visitors to the group. We hope we made you all welcome, and hope you will join us as members…We went down to the Moss Valley. A lovely walk, easy pace, with so
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The dawn chorus walk (11th May 2019)
The Dawn Chorus Walk, Sunday 11th May. Eight DFBS members met up with our three birders ( Brian, Charles and Malcolm ) from the Dronfield Natural History Society at 4.30am for this year’s Dawn Chorus at Blackamoor Nature Reserve. The small car park there is at the side of Hathersage Road near Fox House, close
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Woodthorpe and Cartledge (17th April 2019)
David Blackburn’s Walk, Tuesday 17th April: 21 of us set off for a 5.5 milewalk from Gorsey Brigg this morning. Almost immediately we paused in Sindlefingen Park and had a look at the European Union Tree Circle. This was planted in 1992 to celebrate European unity following the signing of the Maastricht Treaty – how
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West Handley and Hundall (7th April 2019)
The final walk of the Winter Walks Programme: a Clive Waterhouse walk, from Carlisle Close, on a route via Old Whittington, West Handley and Hundall., on April 7th. Photos courtesy of Jack Lau
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Moss Valley walk (12th March 2019)
Adrian’s Walk, Tuesday 12th March Photos by Graham Gill
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Big Moor (2nd March 2019)
Joe Kelsall Walk, from Shillito Woods, Saturday 2nd March Our walk Saturday morning 2 March found 26 hardy souls setting off from Shillito Woods car park for a bracing enjoyable walk in the winter sun. Crossing the road we went right along muddy paths through Ramsley Moor crossing the ancient Car Road then crossing the
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Cartledge and Cowley (26th February 2019)
Richard Armstrong walk Tuesday 26th February. photos from Graham Gill. 16 met at St Andrews in glorious sunny weather – the leader and his good lady wife were both wearing shorts – somewhat unusual for February. We crossed Carr lane to go up Barnes Lane to meet the round Dronfield track towards Mickley and through
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Poolsbrook country park (12th February 2019)
Tuesday 12th February: a Joe Kelsall FLAT walk from Hollingwood Hub to Poolsbrook Country Park. He writes: This morning 31 of us set off from Hollingwood Hub to walk alongside the Chesterfield Canal to Staveley Basin in chilly but ideal walking conditions. We saw the progress made from the basin and the direction the Canal